Underwaist



May 8, l 923.

O. BASTIANSEN UNDERWAIST 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 50 ATTORNEY.

Patented May 8, 1923.

omcroBAsrrANsEN, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, nssrGNoR To WEARITE ORI'LpRENs UNDERWEAR MANUEAOTURrNG CORPORATION, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A OOR- roRA'rION OF NEWv YORK. v

T T l OFF I C E.

UNDERWAIST.

Application led March 30, 1922. Serial No. 548,002.

To all whom 'it' may concern.'

Be it kno-wn that I, 'OTTO BAs'riANsEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county Vof Kings and State of New new and useful Improvements in Underwaists, of which the following is a specication. v

The invention relates to underwaists for children and more particularly to underwaists of the character adapted to support the lower underwear, such as drawers and skirts. Underwaists of this general character'have long been well known.

`The object of my invention is'topro-vide an improvedv underwaist which shall have afieXible and yielding or vertically stretchab-le waistband formed of a material which willbe light and reasonably cool about the waist, said material being preferably bal- Y briggan. The novel underwaist having the waistband of my invention possesses many benefits, one being that strains applied on the buttons result in the waistband stretching in the direction ofthe strain, and thereby I avoid the tearing ofthe button from the waistband or injury to the garment supported by the waistband or injury-to the waistband itself. Thenovel waistband with which I eolui 1 the underwaist is properly stayed at its edges and also preferably along its longitudinal center so as to avoid undue longitudinal stretching therein.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front 'elevation' of an underwaist, laid out flat, constructed in accordance with and embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a back view of one end portion of the same Fig. 3 is a vertical section, partly broken away, through a portion of the same, taken on the but in normal condition, and

Fig. 4c is an elevation of a front portion of the underwaist and illustrates'the yielding effect of the waistband when a strain is placed on either or both of the buttons, the downward yielding of the waistband shown in Fig. 4 as having taken place, being due toa strain on the lower button.

In the drawings 10 designates the waist as a whole, 11 the front thereof, 12 the side York, have invented certain line of the buttons shown in Fig. L1,`

sections affording armholes, and 13y the back sections constructedto overlap at the yback of the wearer and to be detachably' connected together at their outer edges by 'means of buttons 14 and buttonholes 15 of customary character. vAlong the upper ed e of the waist there is a binding 16, and at t e-front the waist is gathered, as at 17, to adapt the same` for the figure of the child. Theside sections 12 are' of usual type in thisclass of underwaists and therefore need not be specifically described. In thev present instance, however, the side sections 12 do not extend to the bottom of the waist but only to a waistband 18, as shown in Figs. land 2, and which constitutes the more essential feature of myinvention. Belowl the waistband 18 there is a lower waist section 19 which'is continuous throughout its length and independent of the side sections 12. The outer end edges of the back sections'13 and lower section 19 and the lower edge ofv said sec-l tion 19 are strengthened by a binding 20 secured thereto, this 'binding at the outer edges of the back sections 13 extending across the end of the waistband 18, and

therefore serving as stays and securing' means for the ends of said waistband.

The waistband 18 is defined between an upper longitudinal binding strip 21 and a lower longitudinal lbinding strip V22, these. strips being properly spaced apart and-holdlng between them a knitted fabric 2,3 which is preferably of the material from which stockings and undershirts are-frequently made and which is commonly known as balbriggan The fabric 23 is in theyna'- ture ofa single longitudinal strip or band and may be designated as a webbing. The strip or band 23 has limitedlongitudinal stretch, but is capable of material stretch when-strain is brought against it in a vertical direction, and Iso dispose the band 23 within the waist of the garment that I may utilize the vertical yielding of the fabric in resisting strains on the buttons'while at the same time keeping the fabric under control as to longitudinal stretching. The fabric 23'is held atits ends by the binding 20, as hereinbefore explained, and at its upper and lower edges by the bindings 21, 22 by which the fabric 23 is secured, by sewing, to the front, side and back sections 11, 12, 13. respectively, and lower longitudinal section 19. By preference I apply upon the outervfaeeof the fabric 2-3 "ai longitudinal straight stay-strip 24 which serves to increasetheQstrength,of the,band 23 and as for 'rfec"eix'rviiig.,tapes 25. rfh'olding the upper buttonvs`26, saidbuttonsQ beilgv'iiif.

tended to support a childs skirt.

- asmeans for receiving tapesg27f'for'the lower buttons 28 and also as means forv receiving? thetapes' 29 byfwhichsth'e; loops 3.0, for garey ,ter supporters, are held.

My invention resides more.; particularlyv in n an; underwaist.. having` the waistband 18 ot the i parti-cular i I .have described, ,and

Aa,.; lo\"vercontin-iioiissection 19, 'saidI waistbland comprising the: knitted lfabric l2B disposed. as.v described and-securedby upper andlzlow'er bindfingY strips 2l, 22. Preferably inyention. In.` Fig. lfillustrate. the vertical stretchyoffthe fabric 23 when aY strain isi placedgon,the lower; button 28. It will:

n bev observed thato-thepull onl the 'button 28 haslstletfched' the fabric 23y downwardly and thaiiythisi. stretchzof f the .fabric 23 has` relieved the; front section; 11;o the waist, and

the-1b1lt0nhole, noty shown, whichnheld the buttony28j from strain. The verti-cal stretch .-,,andeitssecuringtape 27 from, strain. A

vstlaiirgplacedl on the button 28 is .exerted 'thloughi the entirefwidth of the, band. of fab; ric 23. Aastran on the-upper button 25 resultsin that por-tionv of the band 2,3 above the ,staygstrip '24v `rbeing,y pulled downwardly Vrelievingstrain rOmtheWaist. andfirornl the 'parte t@ which` 'theibttoa Qmay be connected.. a y

. Oneoithepurposesof ,mv invention to provide. an,` illnderwaist which would vpermit the' bending over,.stretching and :exercise .of

thei wearerfof'fftli'e waistwithoiitf placing strains on the buttons`26,`28, on the waist or en the garments supportedtherefrom,

the purpose beingvtosupplyja waistfwhi'ch :shall be yielding 'vertically' entirelyfaround y inthe. waistbandand at'thefsame'timebe of They lower longitudinal binding 22 servesv siichfdurable character as not to kbe impaired-bythe presence of my invention, in

respect to itsweariiig qualities. The'fabric toa materialpex'tent. in afverticaldirection, K andzits; naturalcapability. to return Ato, normal. condition when .strain is` relieved "therefrom, and in addition the waistbandis'gof., cooland perf,

Suchbpenjextur'e that i 1,

mits ther heat of .y the bodyto escape.' The underwaist of; my irwention is, therefore,

desirable in consideringthelhealthof the` wearer, as ,well as'ycontributing'i comfortlin that it permitsvfthe-.wearer to':bendQoverfand` move inf,l any direction .without heaving strains f pglacedl VVon the shoulderfstrapsor clothing, all v`vertical st rairis,"such` fasklwoulld be created by. bending, beingjabsorbedfby Y the verticalI stretoliing of the band-28.

l/Vhat.l ,claimfasmy invention Rand desire togsecure `byLetters Patentfis: .y

An'A underwaistofthe.'v haracter ,described comprising front, side and, backs'ecti'ns and ai waistband'` extending through, the' 'horf zontal lengthof the garment4 andfcorsistiv ing Y 'of a` band of knitted ffab'ric capable' iof limited., longitudinal. yieldy and. off 'material vertical .yielding under. ':strain s-,. stripsl at thehuipper .an-d, loweredgesfffand]ends of sai-d, band and san. intermediate :stay strip; se cured` to and .ejitendingslengthwise o -t bandn said undrwaisthiaving'y-alsoybu suspending tapes.. secured-thereto aty suitable pointsv along; said intermediate "stay"A strip and .along said .strip aty .tlieflow'er edge, of saidband;v V l' f y' Signed Vat`New@York city, in ythe county of. New York, .andV AStat-e oINew Yorlgutlis f 29m day'of March; AQD.; i922'.v

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